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Award notice

Counter-Targeting Enhancement Research (CounTER)

FA238425DB001

Department of the Air Force, FA2384 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL Rakh. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).

Awarded

University of Dayton

$98,500,000.00 on the award notice, July 31, 2025, contract FA238425DB001

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This one was awarded in 2025

127 like it are open now in research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology)

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI), 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, has been awarded a $98.5M Cost Plus Fixed-Fee Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for “Counter-Targeting Enhancement Research (CounTER)”. This contract provides for the advancement and maturation of promising technologies for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Counter-Targeting/Counter-ISR.

This effort will support the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), 711 HPW/Human Effectiveness Directorate, Warfighter Interactions & Readiness Division (AFRL/RHW). The location of performance is at UDRI facilities as well as Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH. The contract has a 60-month ordering period.

This award is the result of a competitive white paper submitted under Continuing Human Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining “CHEERS” Open Period 1 – All Technical Areas Solicitation FA2384-24-S-2334. An initial task order totaling $22.7M will be awarded concurrently. Fiscal Year 2025 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) funds in the amount of are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory Wright Research Site (AFRL/RAKHA), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is the contracting activity.

The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

UEI
V62NC51F7YV1
CAGE
50280
Vendor location
Dayton, OH
Contract
FA238425DB001
Obligated
$0.00, potential $98,500,000
Actions
3 between July 31, 2025 and January 7, 2026
Competition
Full and Open Competition, 1 offer received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
Counter-Targeting Enhancement Research (Counter)
Match
award number FA238425DB001 equals the contract number; same awarding office FA2384 (high confidence)

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. August 5, 2025

    Award notice

    Awarded to UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON Dayton for $98,500,000. SAM.gov, notice 4e618d2ad79b4e39aab7c3794298cdcc

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